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Splid is a well-loved, independent German app for splitting costs without an account — strong offline, no ads. PureSplit is the free, EU-hosted web alternative. Here's an honest look at both.
We'll be straight with you — including the bits where we're still catching up.
| Feature | Splid | PureSplit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, with optional one-time purchases | Free, no tiers |
| Ads | None | None |
| Made by | Independent developer (Germany) | Independent developer |
| Join without an account | Via shareable links | |
| Works offline | Online (PWA-cached) | |
| Native mobile apps | iOS + Android | Not yet |
| Full web app | ||
| Multi-currency expenses | ||
| FX-aware settlement | Auto-convert | Strict + FX modes |
| Receipt attachments | ||
| Data residency | Unspecified, may leave EEA | Germany |
| Subprocessor transparency | None named | Full list, public |
Splid has polished apps for iPhone and Android, built mobile-first. PureSplit runs in the browser and installs as a web app (PWA) — lovely on a phone, but not an app store download just yet.
Splid creates a group on your device and works with no sign-up and no connection at all — handy for a trip with patchy signal. PureSplit needs an account and a connection for live sync.
Splid has been around since 2015 and is widely used in Germany and neighboring countries, so your group may already have it installed. Trying something new always takes a small nudge.
Splid has been refining its app since 2015. We're newer — moving fast, but still catching up on a few conveniences.
Every feature is free, with no paid upgrade to unlock. Splid is generous, but a few extras like unlimited groups and export sit behind an optional one-time purchase.
Hosted in Germany, GDPR-clean, with data that stays in the EU. Splid's privacy policy doesn't name where your data lives and allows transfers outside the EEA.
We publish every service that ever touches your data. Splid's policy names no specific subprocessors, so you can't easily check who's involved.
Open it in any browser on a phone, tablet, or laptop. Splid is app-only, so there's no real way to work on a big screen.
Every amount is tracked to the exact cent, with two settlement modes — strict per-currency and FX-normalized — so balances never drift by a mysterious penny.
Like Splid, no ads — and on our side, one privacy-friendly analytics signal you can switch off. That's the whole list.
Splid can export a group as a PDF or Excel file from the app, which is handy for moving your history out. A native importer is on our list; for now, recreating a group in PureSplit takes just a few minutes — then everyone's settling in the browser.
It is, and that's genuinely good. The differences are that Splid keeps a few extras like unlimited groups and export behind an optional one-time purchase, while PureSplit is free with no tiers — and we're explicit about EU hosting and subprocessors.
Splid needs no sign-up at all. PureSplit uses shareable links so people can join easily, but it does need an account for live sync. Splid's offline-first flow is smoother for one-off, no-signal trips.
Partly. As a web app it caches for quick reopening, but it isn't built to run fully offline the way Splid does. For a remote trip with no signal, Splid still has the edge.
On servers in Germany, always in the EU. Splid's policy doesn't specify a location and allows transfers outside the EEA.
Of course. Try PureSplit alongside Splid and keep whichever fits your group better. There's no wrong answer.
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